GateHouse News Service New England Budget  Oct. 29, 2007

Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com.

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Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Questions?

Contact: Chris Biondi, (508) 626-4343, cbiondi@gatehousemedia.com

News

RED SOX FEATURES …

NATION REJOICES - Fans say twice is very nice as the Red Sox win their second World Series championship in four years.
Ledger, Hanson, 15 inches, on wire now
With photo

WINNING STATE OF MIND - What does winning do to one's mind, body, life? How does all the excitement soothe the soul? There's plenty of success among Boston sports teams right now to smile about from Red Sox to Patriots to Boston College football to Boston Bruins. Even the Celtics are relevant for a change.
Enterprise, 6 p.m.
With photos

SITTING PRETTY – Local woman with a dog named Fenway is among thousands of Jordan's customers who will get their money back for furniture purchases because Sox won the Series.
Enterprise, Allegrini, 6 p.m.
With photos

ECSTATIC, EXHAUSTED - The day after, people are ecstatic about the Red Sox victory - and exhausted about all the late nights. And the party will continue, with a (relatively early) parade set for later this week. How are people faring, and what do medical experts recommend as the best way to
return to "normal."
Patriot Ledger, Scheible, 15 inches, 7 p.m.

SOX GARB - How brisk is business at local sporting goods stores, the day after the Series, and what are the biggest sellers?
Patriot Ledger, Lambert, 10 inches, 7 p.m.
With photos

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SNAFUS - Clocks on computers, VCRs and much more (wrongly) rolled
back an hour over the weekend, because they mistakenly thought it was daylight savings time. Problem is: It wasn't, leaving many confused. Why did this happen (it's related to recent shifts in when daylight savings' time shifts), and what to do about it.
Patriot Ledger, Tatz, 8 inches, 8 p.m.

CONVICTED CONTRACTOR NOT LISTED - Local home improvement contractor had his license revoked by state, but his name was not on state Web site. Cautionary tale for those who are using contractors.
Enterprise, 6 p.m.
With head shot

PARENTS HAVE TRICKS FOR TREATS - With Halloween on the way, parents are finding ways to keep their kids from going overboard with a sugar rush.
Ledger, benson, 12 inches, on wire now
With photo

CONTINENTAL CROSSING: NATICK MAN HONORED FOR RECORD-SETTING FLIGHT - The importance of a good night's rest will not be lost upon Steve Watson who was honored today by the National Aeronautic Association for his record-setting flight in an open cockpit biplane last year.
MetroWest, Malochowski, 15 inches, on wire now
With photos

SHE TURNS HER LOSS INTO WAMPANOAGS’ GAIN - A recently felled, century-old maple tree on Gould Street will be put to good use as its owner donated the more than 12,000 pounds of wood to the Wampanoag Indian Program at Plimoth Plantation.
Transcript, Bobseine, 12 inches, on wire now
With photo

BABY DROWNS IN BUCKET OF CLEANING SOLUTION - The mother reportedly was watching television as her son and another 2-year-old boy played and her daughter crawled into the kitchen.
Ledger, Tatz, 8 inches, on wire now

DUXBURY ENGINEER WHO WAS INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENT WILL DRIVE GREENBUSH CEREMONIAL TRAIN - Richard Prone, 59, is trying to move on from tragedy, nearly a decade after he operated a commuter train that struck and killed 15-year-old Kelly Ann Boyd in 1998.
Ledger, Scheible, on wire now

Business

FEDERAL CAP COULD LIMIT WHERE CELL PHONES WORK - Dead zones continue to plague cell phone users in the rural stretches of America and a proposal by the Federal Communication Commission could leave them disconnected, some say.
Norwich Bulletin, Smith, 22 inches, on wire now
With photo

Opinions

HOLMES: WILL PATRICK'S ARMY MARCH TO OBAMA'S TUNE? - Deval Patrick rallied the troops on Boston Common this week, hoping he could marshal the magic that elected him governor last year in support of his friend and ally, Barack Obama. But Patrick's army isn't what it used to be and Governor Patrick doesn't have the magic candidate Patrick had.
MetroWest, on wire now

MAHONEY: MICHELANGELO AND THE RED SOX
Ledger, on wire now

EDITORIAL: Congratulations to the Red Sox and all their sleepy fans.
MetroWest, 6 p.m.
With Granlund cartoon.

Sports

A PRO SPORTS BUDGET will be e-mailed this afternoon

Lifestyles

SUZETTE STANDRING: THE ROAD NEARLY TRAVELED - It’s a difficult concept to trust in the face of an unplanned pregnancy and 33 years ago, I nearly had an abortion.
On wire now

NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROWTH: NEW EDITION OF THOREAU'S JOURNALS - Rather than ask you to pore through 2 million words in 14 volumes, Cramer has edited and annotated 25 years of Thoreau's solitary musings into a gem of a book that offers new revelations about its multifaceted author on every page.
MetroWest, Bergeron, 25 inches, on wire now
With photo

IN LIVING COLOR: THE CLASSICAL WORLD IN VIVID TINTS - Goddesses and monsters from Athena to Caligula reign in polychromatic splendor in a fascinating exhibit at Harvard University's Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
MetroWest, Bergeron, 25 inches, on wire now
With photos

'THE UNCOMMON QUILTER' TAKES SEVEN YEARS FOR QUILT-A-WEEK CHALLENGE - Artist Jeanne Williamson has chosen fabric as her medium ... as well as plastic construction fencing and cupcake liners and dryer lint and an endless variety of recycled and unconventional materials.
MetroWest Diederich, 25 inches, on wire now
With photo

HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS ARE CHANGING - All kinds of trick-or-treaters will come knocking on doors this Halloween, but who is lurking under the mask, face paint or furry costume?
Norwich Bulletin, Howard, 20 inches, on wire now
With photos

A BRONZE MENAGERIE - Have you ever wondered how it would feel to stick your hand into the shaggy coat of a two-humped Bactrian camel and touch its muscles flexing beneath its leathery skin?
MetroWest, Bergeron, 25 inches, on wire now
With photos

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